How Apollo Flew to the Moon

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Out of the technological battlefield of World War II came a team of gifted German engineers and designers who developed the vengeance weapon, the V-2, which evolved into the peaceful, powerful Saturn V rocket to take men to the Moon. David Woods tells the exciting story, starting from America's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woods, W. David (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Solar system.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Space Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Apollo: an extraordinary adventure
  • The Apollo flights: a brief history
  • Launch: a fiery departure
  • Earth orbit and TLI
  • Retrieving the lander
  • Navigating to the Moon
  • Coasting to the Moon
  • Entering lunar orbit: the LOI manoeuvre
  • Preparations for landing
  • Next stop: the Moon
  • Orbital sojourn: looking at the Moon
  • Rendezvous and docking
  • Heading for home
  • Re-entry
  • Epilogue.

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